Door badge or funeral insignia



Dec. 11, 1934. K. T. DICKS DOOR BADGE OR FURNERAL INSIGNIA Filed March 2, 1934 Patented Dec. 11, 1934 DOOR.v BADGE. OR

PATENT OFFICE FUNERAL INSIGNIA Kenneth T. Dicks, Broadlands, 111.

Application March 2,

6 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in door badges or funeral insignia such as are displayed on. a house or apartment in time of bereavement.

One object of the invention is to provide a door badge of non-perishable material,.su'ch as metal, to be used instead of theartificialbouquets customarily employed at the present time.

Another object isto provide a metal door badge of dignified and appropriate design.

A further object is to provide a door badge of this character with a panel having a suitable word such as Bereaved or a motto or design, the letters or characters being outlined with luminous paint so that they may be read at night, at a moderate distance, but without being too conspicuous.

Other objects are to provide an illuminated panel which lends itself readily to various supplemental features or designs.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated two embodiments of the invention, it being understood that various other embodiments are contemplated.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of one design;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of part of the same;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a modification; and

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the lower part of the structure shown in Fig. 5.

The main feature is a panel 10 which, as illustrated in Fig. 1, may be in the shape of a rectangle constituting part of an ornamental design in the form of a crucifix 11. The panel or frame may be formed integrally from cast metal of any appropriate character such, for example, as aluminum bronze. The panel is defined at the rear by a pair of horizontal flanges l2 and vertical end flanges 13, forming a frame. The crucifix also is defined at the rear by a stiffening flange, part of which is indicated at 14 in Fig. 2, which portion of the flange may merge with the upper and lower flanges 12. The rectangular frame may, however, be formed separately and mounted in an opening in the crucifix, if desired.

Said rectangular frame has inwardly turned shoulders or ledges 15 at the front thereof defining a rectangular opening in which a strip of glass 16 is positioned, preferably one having bevelled edges to engage the rear bevelled surfaces of said shoulders. Behind the glass is a vertical plate 17 which may be made of metal and provided near its end with spacers or lugs 18, of any suitable shape or size, which contact with the rear of the glass and hold the plate in spaced 1934, Serial No. 713,668 (01. 40-125) relation: thereto. Said plate may be held in the frame by suitable clips or any other appropriate fastening means, such for example as the screws 19' arranged one or more at each end of the frame, as shown. in Fig. 2', and each fitting into a shallow opening in one end of said plate. Said openings maybe formed as screw threaded holes, if desired.

Between the plate 1 7 and. the glass l fig suitable letters or characters are located which are preferably mounted on the plate 17 and may be formed integrally therewith. The drawing shows the Word Bereaved formed of raised letters 20, with luminous paint thereon, as a result of which said letters may be read in the dark, at a moderate distance, but without being sufficiently illuminated to be conspicuous. The resulting illumination has the advantage of being soft and mellow and also of requiring no electrical connections such as would be necessary if incandescent lamps constituted the source of illumination.

The panel 18 being readily removable, some other wording or insignia may readily be substituted.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a less elaborate design in which the same rectangular frame 10 is employed having the same glass panel and rear plate with the same letters thereon, as indicated by corresponding reference numerals. The rectangular frame may have ornamental projections 21, 22, above and below and end ornamentations 23. The upper projection 21 may have an opening therein by which the panel may be supported and the lower projection may also have an opening from which may be hung any additional insignia such for example as the Masonic emblem 24. The latter, however, is preferably supported as shown in Fig. 6 by an upwardly extending bolt 25 passing through the flange 26, comprising part of the ornament 22 and having a nut 27 thereon with or without suitable washers. Thus any one of a considerable number of supplemental designs may be combined with the horizontal panel.

I claim:

1. A door badge comprising a supporting plate having an opening therein, flanges projecting rearwardly from saidplate around said opening, shoulders extending inwardly around said opening, a sheet of glass to the rear of said shoulders, a plate having raised insignia thereon to the rear of said glass and secured in position, and spacing members between said glass and said plate.

2. A door badge comprising a supporting plate having an opening therein, flanges projecting rearwardly from said plate around said opening, shoulders extending inwardly around said opening, a sheet of glass to the rear of said shoulders, a plate having raised insignia thereon to the rear of said glass and spacing members between said glass and said plate of a depth greater than the height of said raised insignia, said spacing members being concealed behind certain of said shoulders, and means for holding said plate in position.

3. A door badge comprising a supportingplate having an opening therein surrounded by a ledge, flanges projecting rearwardly from said plate around said opening, a sheet of glass to the rear of said ledge, a plate having raised insignia thereon to the rear of said glass, spacing members between said glass and said plate and fastening means on said flanges to hold said plate in position.

4. A door badge comprising a cast plate having a transversely disposed opening therein, a rib surrounding said opening at the rear thereof, a ledge surrounding the front of said opening, a plate removably held in the frame formed by said rib, projections on said plate, a glass panel held against said ledge by said projections and luminous letters on said plate, visible through said glass by day and by night.

5. A door badge comprising a casting in the form of a crucifix, having an opening in the transverse member, a rib surrounding said opening at the rear thereof, a reinforcing rear rib following the outline of said crucifix and merging with portions of said first rib, an inwardly turned ledge at the front of said opening, a metal plate removably held Within said opening, spacing members on said plate, a glass panel held against said ledge by said spacing members, and raised letters integral with said plate andhaving' luminous paint thereon whereby said letters are visible through said glass by day and by night.

, 6. A doorbadge comprising a cast metal rectangular frame having ornamental projections on the four sides thereof, the upper projection having an opening to receive a supporting member, a bevelled glass panel fitted within said frame, a plate to the rear of said panel, spacing members between the two, luminous letters on said plate, a rib surrounding said plate at the rear of said frame and cast integrally therewith, screws passing through openings in said rib and received Within openings in the ends of said plate and an opening in the lower of said projections for the attachment of designating insignia.

' KENNETH T. DICKS. 

